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Bellinzona–Mesocco Railway
The Bellinzona–Mesocco railway (; BM) was a Switzerland, Swiss metre gauge railway that linked the towns of Bellinzona, in the canton of Ticino, and Mesocco, in the canton of Graubünden. The line was built by the ''Società Anonima della Ferrovia Elettrica Bellinzona-Mesocco'' and later became part of the Rhaetian Railway. Before complete closure, the section of the line between Castione-Arbedo, and Cama, Switzerland, Cama was operated by the ''Società Esercizio Ferroviario Turistico'' (SEFT) as a tourist railway known as the ''Ferrovia Mesolcinese''. Project and construction The Gotthard railway opened in 1882, providing a transport link to the communities of the valley of the Ticino (river), Ticino River. In order to provide a link to the communities of the Val Mesolcina, a concession for the Bellinzona–Mesocco railway a committee was formed in 1891, which led to a concession being granted in 1899. The tributaries of the Moesa (river), Moesa river carry large quantities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ticino
Ticino ( ), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino, is one of the Canton of Switzerland, 26 cantons forming the Switzerland, Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eight districts and its capital city is Bellinzona. It is also traditionally divided into the Sopraceneri and the Sottoceneri, respectively north and south of Monte Ceneri. Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. It is one of the three large southern Alps, Alpine cantons, along with Valais and the Grisons. However, unlike all other cantons, it lies almost entirely south of the Alps and has no natural access to the Swiss Plateau. Through the main crest of the Saint-Gotthard Massif, Gotthard and adjacent mountain ranges, it borders the canton of Valais to the northwest, the canton of Canton of Uri, Uri to the north and the canton of Grisons to the northeast; the latter canton being also the only one to share some borders with Ticino at the level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moesa (river)
The Moesa is a river, a tributary of the Ticino, which flows through the Swiss cantons of Grisons and Ticino. It rises in Val Vignun near the San Bernardino Pass and descends, along with the A13 motorway, through the Val Mesolcina towards Roveredo, where it receives the rivers Calancasca and Traversagna. Near Arbedo-Castione the Moesa flows into the Ticino. The Moesa is a popular river for kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits fac .... Sources This article originated as a translation of '' Moesa'' in the Italian Wikipedia. External links Kayak pictures in Moesa river{{Webarchive, url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314073555/http://www.canoamartesana.it/galleria/galleria.asp?act=gals&campo=risultatifiumi&catalog_nome=moesa , date=2016-03-14 Rivers of Swi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biasca–Acquarossa Railway
The Biasca–Acquarossa railway (; BA) was a Swiss metre gauge railway that linked the towns of Biasca and Acquarossa, in the canton of Ticino. The Gotthard railway opened in 1882, providing a transport link to the communities of the valley of the Ticino River. In order to provide a link to the communities of the Valle di Blenio, the Biasca–Acquarossa railway was opened in 1911. The line closed in 1973 and was replaced by a bus service. The line was long, and was electrified at 1200 V DC using overhead lines An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, Electric multiple unit, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams. The generic term used by the International Union .... It commenced from the square in front of Biasca station, had 14 stops, a maximum gradient of 3.5% and a minimum radius of . The main depot of the line in Biasca, which was built in the late 1960s, is in use as a bus d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appenzell Railways
Appenzell Railways (, AB) is a Swiss railway company with headquarters in Herisau. It operates a network of railways and a bus line in the cantons of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, St. Gallen and Thurgau. It was founded in 2006 through the merger of the former Appenzeller Bahnen (founded in 1988) with the Rorschach–Heiden railway, Rheineck–Walzenhausen mountain railway and Trogenerbahn. In 2021, AB acquired the Frauenfeld-Wil railway. History The origins of the Appenzeller Bahnen company lies in a number of formerly independent companies and railway lines: * The Rorschach–Heiden-Bergbahn (RHB), which opened its line from Rorschach to Heiden in 1875. * The Appenzellerbahn (AB), which opened its line from to Urnäsch via Herisau in 1875, with an extension from Urnäsch to Appenzell in 1886. In 1913, the line from Herisau to Winkeln was replaced by a new line to Gossau. * The Frauenfeld–Wil railway (FW) in 1887 * The St. Gallen–Gais–Appenz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Töss
Töss is a district in the Swiss city of Winterthur. It is district number 4. The district comprises the quarters Schlosstal, Dättnau, Eichliacker and Rossberg. It is named after the river Töss which flows through the district. In the Middle Ages, the village was renowned as the location of the Töss nunnery, where Elizabeth of Hungary and Elsbeth Stagel were the nuns. The latter described the lives of its nuns in some detail. Töss was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Winterthur in 1922. Notable residents * Blessed Elizabeth of Töss Elizabeth of Hungary (1292 – 31 October 1336 or 6 May 1338; also known as Blessed Elizabeth of Töss, O.P.) was a Hungarian princess and the last member of the House of Árpád. A Dominican nun, Elizabeth spent most of her life in Töss Monast ... (1292–1336 or 1338), a Hungarian princess and the last member of the House of Árpád and a Dominican nun * Georges Miez (1904–1999) a Swiss gymnast. He comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appenzeller 42 Valmoesa
Appenzell is a former Swiss canton. Appenzell or Appenzeller may also refer to: Places in Switzerland * Appenzell (village), a village in Switzerland and the capital of Appenzell Innerrhoden *Appenzell Ausserrhoden (Appenzell Outer-Rhodes), a canton *Appenzell Innerrhoden (Appenzell Inner-Rhodes), a canton * Appenzell District, the district and municipality of Appenzell * Appenzellerland, the geographical and cultural territory covered by Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden Animals * Appenzeller Barthuhn, a breed of chicken * Appenzeller Spitzhauben, a breed of chicken *Appenzell goat, a breed of goat * Appenzeller Sennenhund, a breed of dog Other *the people of Appenzell Appenzell () was a cantons of Switzerland, canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen, in existence from 1403 to 1597. Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered ... * Appenzeller (cheese) * Appenzell Creek, a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RhB 491 In Mesocco
The Rhaetian Railway (; ; ), abbreviated RhB, is a Swiss transport company that owns the largest network of all private railway operators in Switzerland. Headquartered in Chur, the RhB operates all the railway lines of the Swiss canton of Grisons, except for the line from Sargans to the cantonal capital, Chur, which are operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), as well as the line from Disentis/Mustér to the Oberalp Pass and further on to Andermatt, Uri, which is operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). Inaugurated in 1888 and expanded from 1896 onwards in various sections, the RhB network is located almost entirely within Grisons, with one station across the Italian border at Tirano. The Rhaetian Railway serves a number of major tourist destinations, such as St. Moritz and Davos. One of the RhB lines, the Bernina Railway, crosses the Bernina Pass at above sea level and runs down to Tirano, Lombardy in Italy. In 2008, the RhB section from the Albula/ Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thusis
Thusis (, '' Romansh: Tusàn'') is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2018 the former municipality of Mutten merged into the municipality of Thusis. History Thusis is first mentioned in 1156 as ''Tosana''. The town was devastated by more than 10 fires and after the one of 1845, it had to be rebuilt. Geography Thusis has an area, , of . Of this area, 18% is used for agricultural purposes, while 58.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 15.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (8.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is the capital of the Thusis sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district, after 2017 it was part of the Viamala Region. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Bernardino Pass
San Bernardino Pass (, , ) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina (Misox) valleys between Thusis ( canton of Graubünden) and Bellinzona ( canton of Ticino). Located in the far eastern side of the Western Alps it is not to be confused with the Great St Bernard Pass and the Little St Bernard Pass. The top of the pass represents both the Italo-German language frontier and the watershed (drainage divide) between the Po basin and the Rhine basin. Marscholsee is within the pass at an elevation of . The route first became important as a mule track in the fifteenth century when the route between Thusis and Splügen was known as the Via Mala. A road for wheeled vehicles was opened in 1770; this road was significantly improved between 1821 and 1823, financed in part by the Kingdom of Sardinia, keen to improve a trade route connecting Genoa and Piedmont to the Graubünden that was not directly controlled by Austria A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
